Interest in women’s health and general living condition has increased in the last two decades. A wide range of informational sources, such as UN reports, scientific papers and statistics from National Health Systems and Government Health Ministries (Rohlfs, 1997; Raju, 2000), have highlighted the vulnerability of women’s health and women’s access to health care and treatment. This vulnerability becomes more evident in geographical areas characterised by poverty and social exclusion.
Health and gender: Neighbourhood research for community development
Ana Isabel Gil Lacruz
Marta Gil Lacruz
Tomás Javier Abadía Sanz